1993 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 264 complaints
264
Total Complaints
109,821mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

85,000 25th Percentile
109,821 Median Mileage
138,300 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
44
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
18
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
27
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSAXLE OIL LINE DETACHED CAUSING LEAKAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT"
"WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING SNOWY WEATHER. *AK"
"ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28